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Jane Goble Clark, M.P.A., CPS
Director, American Indian Institute
M.P.A., B.A., University of Oklahoma
Jane Goble-Clark brings a diverse background educationally, professionally, internationally and experientially to her role as director of the American Indian Institute, one of the University of Oklahoma’s longest standing continuing education programs. Goble-Clark oversees the development of new initiatives and the delivery of existing technical assistance, training, conferences and strategic planning services at state, national and international levels for American Indian, Alaskan Native and Canadian First Nation communities.
Goble-Clark received her master’s degree in public administration and her bachelor’s degree in Letters from the University of Oklahoma. She has lived in or traveled to 10 countries, spanning four continents. Her nomadic upbringing as an “embassy brat” provided insight and skills in cultural competency, relationship-building and mediation that created the foundation for her career in building communities. She brings to OU a solid background in strategic planning based on best practices research, community-building, organizational development and group facilitation. She regularly organizes, teaches and facilitates in the classroom, with private businesses and in seminar environments. She is also certified as a Prevention Specialist through the state and international licensing boards.
In addition to her professional credentials, Jane has more than 10 years of extensive community volunteerism which includes: leadership member with the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy; Court Appointed Special Advocate; Emergency Foster Parent for Norman’s Center for Children and Families; and she is currently working on certification as a mediator through the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Early Settlement Center.
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